, 1887-11-19

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conference committee finished their work
at 3:25 o'clock this afternoon, aud five
minutes later the league committee made
their report TO the convention. The dis
cusslon hat followed Was short and mod
lied the contract as agreed upon by the
committee and Vas adopted. Some of
the most important sections are as fol
lows:
Section 6 provides as a punishment for
drunkenness S25 for tie first %otfense, $50
the second, 500 for the third. and sus
pension for the Remainder Of the season
for the fourth; that a player may be sus
pended for gamb ing. insuboIdiuarion or
other ~dlshonorable or d]isreputable acts.
~SectlUn 8 provides tLat in case a player
ecumes Ill from natural Ca uses, the club
may deduct the muu OF salary which
he would have earned during his absence
from duty on such account; but that if a
player meets with an accident in the Der
tUrmance of his duty and be incap .citated
his wages shall be paid as il he were per
forming service; but the club reserves the
rlght to release an injured player, such
release, however, to be absolute and with
out prejudice.
Section 10 permits a club, az punish
nent for InsubUrdluation or any violation
of contract. to WITHHOLD from a players
wages not to exceed $50 for each otfen.e
SecuoG IA provides that in case of a
violation of the terms of a contract a club
IS empowered on reasonable notice to ter
inmate Il contract and stop pay, and it
~t"rteits all claim to pay on the part OF the
expelled pIayer Il.
Section Is provides that in case of VIC
! ton Of contract by a cluD it empowers a
player to terminate his agreement on rea-
souabIe notice; aud in case a club hail
cease to be a member of the league it Is
provided that the player shall, if the
rlRht OF reservation be transferred to any
other club or association, receive from said
other C ub or association at least the same
o in salary as herein prescribed.
otherwl'e aid right of reservation shall
forthwith cease.
Section Is provides that a club shall
pay the players travelling expenses and
board when away from home
Section II emf over a club to termin-
ale a contract at will upon ten DAYS notice,
the player to receive pay for ten days in
case he IS not in fault Tor ending the
agreement
Section Is: 1t is further understood
and agreed that an employer shall have
the right to reserve d player for the
season next ensuing the term mentiunei
in the contract and said right or lrlvilrle
Is hereby accorded said employer upon
the following condition.
First-That said player shall not be
reserved at a salary less bar that men
toned in this contract, except by consent
Of said player.
Secnnd-That Il layer, if he be re.
served by said employer for the next en-
suing season, shall be one of not more
Il an fourteen players then under contrt rr.
That Is that the right of reservation shall
be limited to that number of players and
no more.
Section 20 fixes the wages so be paid.
This contract is the one drawn up and
presented by the brotherhood. with but
slight changes in the ~phrase0logv.
Some of the changes from the old con
IT ict are: The substitution in section 6
"euphemism" for "druukeness;'' the
securing Of full pay for injured players;
the putting OF a fixed value on uniforms;
the insertion in section Is of that portion.
which prevents the reservation of a man
at a less salary than he shall then be
receiving.